Structure for use in decorating or like purposes.



Patented Au 22,1899.

D. ROCHE. STRUCTURE FOR USE IN DECORATING UR LIKE PURPOSES.

(Application filed Feb. 20, 1899.)

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(No Model.)

m: uonms vnsns co. FNOTD-LITMO" WASHINGTON n c PatentedAug. 22, I899.

D. ROCHE.

STRUCTURE FOR USE IN DECORATING 0R LIKE PURPOSES.

(Application filed Feb. 20, 1899.)

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 (No Model.)

(Hi Nunms PETERS co. PHoToun-(m WASHINGTON. n. c.

No. 631,406. Patented Aug. 22, I899.

D. ROCHE.

STRUCTURE FOR USE IN DECORATING 0R LIKE PURPOSES.

(Application filed. Feb. 20, 1899.) (No Model.) I 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

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DAVID ROCHE, or LoNnoN, JNGLAND.

STRUCTURE FOR USE IN DECORATING OR LIKE PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631 ,406, dated August 22, 1899.

' Application filed February 20, 1899. Serial No. 706,269, (No model.)

T0 whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID ROCHE, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Ealing, London, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Structures for Use in Decorating or Like Purposes, (for which I have applied for a patent in Great Britain, No. 16,869, dated August 4, 1898,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification thereof.

This invention consists of a new or improved structure for use for painting, decorating, building, and other purposes, the ob ject being to enable a person or persons using the structure to operate same in the required direction, such operation being effected from a stage or platform or other suitable arrangement upon which the operator or operators are carried.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base which is carried upon suitable wheels, this base being extensible in the required direction, either of its length or breadth. An extensible structure or frame is pivoted upon this base and carries at its upper end a platform or stage which is provided with'a winch or such like means for operating blocks and tackle so arranged as to enable the'structure to be swayed or moved upon this surface or base. By this arrangement the required surface may be operated upon, such as when painting, without the necessity of shifting the whole of the structure, as by swaying or moving the structure in the required direction a fresh surface will be rendered acces- If desired, the structure may be employed as a water-tower for use in case of fire and for purposes where it is required to deliver water from a height. The frames are so arranged as to enable them when required to be collapsed or folded up for the purposes of transport.

Although I have referred to blocks and tackle, it will be readily understood that any convenient and well-known means for extending the frames may be employed, as the essential feature of the invention consists in the two structures or frames pivotally attached to the base aforesaid and carrying at the upper ends thereof a platform or stage which may be moved through the required distance,

which will depend upon the relative position and arrangement of the parts.

For purposes of illustration I will now refer 5 5 to the annexed drawings, in which= Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my invention; Fig. 2, a front elevation of same; Fig. 3, a plan view, to enlarged scale, of supports 1; Fig. 4, a sectional elevation through 60 line a: y, Fig. 3.

t is aplatfo'rm to which the limbs or struts are pivotally attached at n. These limbs or struts e have guides 4, which slide upon the limbs or struts 0. The limbs or struts f are pivoted at m to the extensible portion of the platform 75. This extensible portion is secured in the required position by means of a thumb screw or nut to the parts '1), sliding in a socket carrying the thumb-screw u. The cross-bars h and g carry blockst'andj, through which the cords i" and j are passed. By this arrangement itwill be seen that the frames formed of the limbs or struts c, e,f, and d may be extended, so as to raise the height of the platform b, which is pivotally carried at cl upon the limb or strut d and is secured to the limb or strut c pivotally or in other convenient manner. A winch for operating the device is carried in the bearings a, supported upon the upper rails h of the platform I) or other convenient position.

Although for purposes of illustration I have referred to the cords t" and j, this cord is really a continuous one, passing around the winch one or more times, so that by rotating the handle a the frames formed of the limbs or struts may be operated so as to sway or in crease the length and height of the samethat is to say,one side may be extendedwhich 9 a will thus cause the platform to travel in a direction according to the extension of either of the sides of the structure.

o and p are suitable cleats or such like to which the ends of the cord '5 and j are secured.

7c is a support for the purpose of controlling the amount of movement of the limb or strut e. The supports Z are also for the purpose of controlling the movement of the limbs or too struts f. The supports Z are pivotally hinged at Z to the piece '0, which is recessed at s for the purpose of the reception of one of the supports.

(1 is a pin which passes through an aperture in a projection 1, carried upon the support I for the purpose of maintaining the supports in their upright position.

The wheels 0' are for the purpose of enabling the parts '0 to be readily extended and also for purposes of transport.

3 are wheels carried upon the sliding bearing 8 upon the frame e.

9 is a cord which passes around the blocks 10 and 11 and is secured when required to a cleat or the like 12. By this arrangement the platform may be raised from the ground when required and transported upon the wheels w are sliding plates which may be caused to project from the sides of the platform 25 and upon which the wheels will rest, if required, when the structure is in use; but by withdrawing these plates from under the wheels 3 the structn re may be readily transported.

5 are screw-bolts or clips or such like arrangement forthe purpose of maintaining the plates 10 in their extended or withdrawn position.

Having thus described my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In structures of the class herein described a stage or platform supported upon telescopic frames or supports said frames or supports being pivotally attached to extensible platforms or bases with wheels for facilitating the moving of said platforms, a rope or cord passin g around pulley-blocks attached to said tele scopic frames, the ends of which are secured to cleats or fastenings upon the extensible platforms or bases and also around the winch carried upon the stage or platform aforesaid, substantially as described, and illustrated herein, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set. my hand this 3d dayof February, 1890.

l') AVID ROCHE.

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JAMES FLEMING, PERCY READ SoLLEmNo. 

